Factory reset Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

Factory reset Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge is the last option before you have to visit the service center. This guide explains in detail what is and when you need factory reset Galaxy S7, what factory data reset can do and cannot do for you, and how to factory reset Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge through phone setting or through recovery mode (when you cannot access phone settings). A checklist helping you decide whether factory data reset should be done is also provided.

This means that unless you turn off factory data reset protection before you factory reset Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, you will have to use the Google account that existed before you reset it to re-activate the phone.

This can be problematic if Galaxy S7 will change hands after factory reset.

So, in such cases, you should turn off factory data reset protection by:

you have sufficient time for the Galaxy S7 factory data reset. It may take a few hours to set the phone up or restore the phone.

you have no other options. For freezing, crashing restarting issues on Galaxy S7 or S7 edge, you can try to clear cache partition first to see whether the problems are solved. Factory data reset is always the last option.

you can NOT roll back Android udpate through factory reset. Factory reset Galaxy S7 will still keep the firmware that is on the phone when you choose to reset. There are no official ways to uninstall Android updates in Galaxy S7. You should visit local Samsung service center to flash the phone if you want to get older versions of the firmware.

factory reset Galaxy S7 or S7 edge will NOT solve any hardware problems.

your phone is fully charged. You may damage your Galaxy S7 or S7 edge if battery dies when formatting is in progress.

There are two different ways to factory reset Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge with identical results:

if you can access Galaxy S7 Settings on the phone, you can factory reset Galaxy S7 or S7 edge from Settings menu.

You will get a warning page explaining to you the consequences of factory data reset as shown above.

Tap Reset device as shown above to proceed.

You cannot undo the operation after this point.

How to factory reset Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge when the phone cannot boot up properly?

If your Galaxy S7 or S7 edge cannot boot up normally, or if you cannot access Settings on the phone, or if factory data reset is grayed out, you can still factory reset Galaxy S7 or S7 edge in recovery mode.

You may follow these steps to factory reset Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in recovery mode.

Step 1: Boot Galaxy S7 or S7 edge into recovery mode

You can follow this guide to start Galaxy S7 and S7 edge into recovery mode.

Step 2: Select Wipe data/factory reset

In Galaxy S7 recovery mode, navigate to Wipe data/factory reset with volume up and down keys as shown below.

Internet connection is needed only if you need to reactivate the phone with the Google account existed on the phone before it was reset. If you set lock screen security to none, or remove all Google accounts before resetting, then it should not ask you to reactivate the phone. Internet connection is not required.

I saw porn popping up on my s7 edge and I assumed I had a virus. This is a phone my cousin gifted me for my birthday. She had erased her information and I inserted a new sim and set up going through the google verification. However, following the pop-ups, I reset the phone to factory setting. Now it is asking me for my email and password. I used the one initially signed up with but it said it was incorrect, so I did a password reset, and I have been locked out since. I tried to bypass the FRP lock but I don’t get that user agreement page everyone else on the videos get. It it just move me from language to wifi to enter google information, I waited 24 hours as they suggest and I am still getting nowhere.

I cannot get into my s7 phone, it is in emergency call mode and somehow a password was put in there and I don’t know what the password is. How do I get out of this screen since I am locked out of everything? Do I have to factory reset the phone? If so what and how do I do that?